Decision 21 (S/AC.26/Dec.21 (1994)) of the Governing Council states that “any claimant who has selected a higher amount in category `A' (USD 4,000 or USD 8,000) and has also filed a category `B', `C' or `D' claim will be deemed to have selected the corresponding lower amount under category `A'.” Further to additional information received from the Government of the Philippines, forty-one claims from the Philippines have been identified as having been filed for a higher amount in category “A” by claimants who had also filed claims in other claims categories.
Según la decisión 21 (S/AC.26/Dec.21 (1994)) del Consejo de Administración, cuando un reclamante haya elegido una cantidad superior dentro de la categoría "A" (4.000 u 8.000 dólares de los EE.UU. ) y haya presentado también una reclamación de la categoría "B", "C" o "D", se considerará que ha seleccionado la cantidad inferior correspondiente dentro de la categoría "A".